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 = reverse
 
-simple reverse proxy with letsencrypt, nostr nip-05 and go vanity redirects
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+simple reverse proxy with letsencrypt, nostr nip-05 and go vanity redirects
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+after compiling, you need to set the cap_net_bind_service capability to allow it to bind to 80 and 443
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+    setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /path/to/reverse
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